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Latest news and updates

• Time running out as deadline to register high-rise buildings nears

  It will be a criminal offence for any qualifying building not to be registered with the new regulator after 1 October 2023

• Work-related fatalities 2022/23

  Latest figures published on the number of workers killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain last year

• HSE campaign highlights dangers from metalworking fluids

  Inspectors are now visiting manufacturing businesses that use metalworking fluids or coolants in their machining processes

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Enforcement prosecutions

• Dockside company sentenced after worker seriously injured on trawler

  2 October 2023

• HSE prosecution following crane collapse

  2 October 2023

• Company fined over £1m after worker crushed to death

  27 September 2023

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Safety alerts and notices

• Motorsport/Leisure Track Safety: trackside vehicle restraint barriers

  09/2023

• Risk of harm from grating systems on offshore installations

  09/2023

• Risk of serious injury from wind turbine generator service lifts

  08/2023

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HSE vacancies

• Assistant Finance Business Partner

  £40,788 - £46,783

  You'll provide support to ensure that the Divisional Director and senior managers receive expert advice on all matters relating to finance, planning, business performance and financial risks and opportunities, to inform effective decision making on the strategic direction of HSE's Science Division.

  Closing date: 9 October 2023

• HM Specialist Inspector - Major Hazards Risk Assessment

  £53,523 - £59,119

  As this is a Specialist Inspector role you will undergo a Specialist Training Programme. This is a two-year training programme which includes in depth legal training and assessment on occupational health and safety during your probationary period. You will be required to complete and pass the full programme.

  Closing date: 16 October 2023

  4 roles available

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Training and events

• HSE deliver a range of specialist training courses built on our unrivalled expertise as Great Britain's health and safety regulator. The courses are delivered by experts and are developed to include practical guidance around regulations. Some courses are now delivered live online.

  There are also often events, webinars, conferences and seminars that are either organised by HSE, or where HSE has significant involvement.

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• Find and participate in consultations that interest you. HSE's hub contains information on all open and closed public consultations.

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